gobsmacked
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 10
/ˈɡɒb.smækt/
(UK)
Definition of gobsmacked
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang)Flabbergasted, astounded, speechless, overawed.
“That wad mack im about yam sick, so ower Ilkla' moor bar-tat wish un best of luck at Ilkley Station, and when he landed back Martha wad be fare gob smacked at the yarns he wad tell 'er about Yorkshire clod-hoppers.”
“We were as appalled and stunned and confused and gobsmacked (punched on the mouth) as anyone else.”
“"I guess the word would be gobsmacked," Barclay said, of his reaction. "I am stunned."”
“Peterik told CNN that the use of the song caught him by surprise. “I was gobsmacked,” he said. “We were not asked about this at all. The first time we saw it was on national TV.””
“Far from the stage, a woman approached them and said she could tell they were big fans, so she was upgrading them to the front row. “We were absolutely gobsmacked,” Ryan said.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
As if smacked (“hit”) in the gob (“mouth (Irish / Scottish gaelic)”). Attested since 1959, from Northern English dialect, particularly Liverpool, popularized via television.
Words you can make from gobsmacked
200+ playable · top: BEMOCKS (17 pts)
Best play bemocks 17 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
31 words- BEMOCK 16 pts
- BACKED 15 pts
- MOCKED 15 pts
- COMAKE 14 pts
- EMBOSK 14 pts
- BASKED 13 pts
- CASKED 13 pts
- COMBED 13 pts
- GECKOS 13 pts
- MASKED 13 pts
- MASKEG 13 pts
- SACKED 13 pts
- SMOKED 13 pts
- SOCKED 13 pts
- COMBES 12 pts
- COMADE 11 pts
- DEMOBS 11 pts
- GAMBES 11 pts
- SOAKED 11 pts
- BADGES 10 pts
- BODEGA 10 pts
- CADGES 10 pts
- CAMEOS 10 pts
- DEBAGS 10 pts
- DOGMAS 10 pts
- ABODES 9 pts
- ADOBES 9 pts
- OMEGAS 9 pts
- SOCAGE 9 pts
- DOSAGE 8 pts
- SEADOG 8 pts
5-letter words
82 words- BACKS 13 pts
- BECKS 13 pts
- BOCKS 13 pts
- MACKS 13 pts
- MOCKS 13 pts
- SMACK 13 pts
- SMOCK 13 pts
- BAKED 12 pts
- CAKED 12 pts
- COKED 12 pts
- DECKS 12 pts
- DOCKS 12 pts
- GECKO 12 pts
- GECKS 12 pts
- AMOKS 11 pts
- BAKES 11 pts
- BEAKS 11 pts
- CAKES 11 pts
- COKES 11 pts
- COMBE 11 pts
- COMBS 11 pts
- KAMES 11 pts
- MAKES 11 pts
- MAKOS 11 pts
- MOKES 11 pts
- SAMEK 11 pts
- SMOKE 11 pts
- ASKED 10 pts
- DEMOB 10 pts
- GAMBE 10 pts
- GAMBS 10 pts
- MACED 10 pts
- OAKED 10 pts
- ACMES 9 pts
- AMBOS 9 pts
- BADGE 9 pts
- BEAMS 9 pts
- BEGAD 9 pts
- BEMAS 9 pts
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- CADGE 9 pts
- CAGED 9 pts
- CAMEO 9 pts
- CAMES 9 pts
- CAMOS 9 pts
- COMAE 9 pts
- COMAS 9 pts
- COMES 9 pts
- DEBAG 9 pts
- DOGMA 9 pts
- GAMED 9 pts
- MABES 9 pts
- MACES 9 pts
- SAMBO 9 pts
- ABODE 8 pts
- ADOBE 8 pts
- BASED 8 pts
- BEADS 8 pts
- BODES 8 pts
- CADES 8 pts
- CAGES 8 pts
- CASED 8 pts
- CODAS 8 pts
- CODES 8 pts
- COEDS 8 pts
- DACES 8 pts
- DAMES 8 pts
- DECOS 8 pts
- DEMOS 8 pts
- DOBES 8 pts
- DOMES 8 pts
- GAMES 8 pts
- MAGES 8 pts
- MEADS 8 pts
- MODES 8 pts
- OGAMS 8 pts
- OMEGA 8 pts
- SABED 8 pts
- DEGAS 7 pts
- DOGES 7 pts
- EGADS 7 pts
- GOADS 7 pts
4-letter words
76 words- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BOCK 12 pts
- DECK 11 pts
- DOCK 11 pts
- AMOK 10 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BASK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BOSK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CASK 10 pts
- COKE 10 pts
- COMB 10 pts
- DAKS 9 pts
- DESK 9 pts
- ACME 8 pts
- AMBO 8 pts
- BAMS 8 pts
- BEAM 8 pts
- BEMA 8 pts
- CABS 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMO 8 pts
- CAMS 8 pts
- COBS 8 pts
- COMA 8 pts
- COME 8 pts
- ABED 7 pts
- ACED 7 pts
- BADE 7 pts
- BADS 7 pts
- BAGS 7 pts
- BEAD 7 pts
- BEDS 7 pts
- BEGS 7 pts
- BODE 7 pts
- BODS 7 pts
- BOGS 7 pts
- CADE 7 pts
- CADS 7 pts
- CAGE 7 pts
- CODA 7 pts
- CODE 7 pts
- CODS 7 pts
- COED 7 pts
- COGS 7 pts
- DABS 7 pts
- DACE 7 pts
- DAME 7 pts
- DAMS 7 pts
- DEBS 7 pts
- DECO 7 pts
- DEMO 7 pts
- DOBE 7 pts
- DOCS 7 pts
- DOME 7 pts
- DOMS 7 pts
- ACES 6 pts
- AGED 6 pts
- BAES 6 pts
- BASE 6 pts
- BOAS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- DAGS 6 pts
- DOGE 6 pts
- DOGS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- EGAD 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- ADOS 5 pts
- AGES 5 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DOSA 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- EGOS 5 pts
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